State Government

GOP leaders said tax reform at the local level would be a tall order because it would require amending Kentucky’s Constitution.

The audit was the system's final step in addressing recommendations made last year by then-state Auditor Mike Harmon following a special examination.

A task force adopted 11 recommendations, including considering legislation to encourage responsible use of AI in elections.

In 2024, a slate of bipartisan lawmakers sponsored the proposal as House Bill 569, but it failed to advance past the committee stage.

After the courts struck down a couple legislative attempts at “school choice” measures, some lawmakers are asking Kentucky voters to change the constitution. Amendment 2 would allow public dollars to fund private and charter education instead of being reserved solely for public education.

Staffing at the facilities has grown by 213 employees since February 2023, the governor reported.

Voters will be asked to decide whether public money should go to support private education. Opponents say it would undermine public schools by shifting money from them, while backers maintain that state aid would give parents more control over their kids’ education.

Kentucky Open Government Coalition co-director Amye Bensenhaver called the Kentucky Supreme Court’s ruling a “monumentally important opinion.”

Gov. Andy Beshear also said Kentucky must have a cultural shift in how it views domestic and intimate partner violence. 

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear joined health care professionals and activists Wednesday as he signed an executive order he said would restrict conversion therapy in Kentucky.

Republicans plan to file a bill nixing a state requirement that campuses submit diversity plans.